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Stereoscope Invented
The Stereoscope was a device that let you view certain photos through the glasses -
a fiction novel about some goggles that put you inside a movie
In this book the main character met a scientist who gave him glasses that put him into a movie, where the story was all about him -
The first VR machine
This Machine was patented by Morton Heilig in 1956, it had a full 3D movie, with smell, audio, and effects E.G wind -
military VR device
This Device called "Headsight" let the military scope out the area to find enemies and other dangers -
first blueprint of modern VR
In 1965 Ivan Sutherland Created a blueprint for a headset, which was the first step towards modern VR. -
New VR, Only showed wire shapes
A few years after his blueprint, Ivan Sutherland invented "the sword of Damocles" it was the first VR headset with head tracking, but it only showed wire shapes -
Aspen Movie map
Aspen Movie Map was created by students at MIT, it allowed the user to view the streets of Colorado, sort of like google street view. -
VPL research founded
VPL research was a company that created the first VR gloves with hand tracking, the CEO, Jaron Lanier, coined the words, virtual reality and mixed reality -
Sega VR-1 released
In 1994 Sega released VR-1 which was the first VR headset to introduce gaming -
Virtual boy release and flop
A year after Sega released their VR-1, Nintendo decided to create the Virtual Boy, which flopped, mainly because it only had one game and at the time they didn't have the technology for it -
oculus released a Kickstarter for The Oculus rift
In 2012 a new startup company called oculus started a kickstarted for the oculus rift, which would be an affordable VR headset built for gaming, it raised $2.4 million -
Facebook buys Oculus
In 2014 Facebook Bought oculus. -
HTC vive Released
The HTC vive was the first popular modern VR. -
Oculus Quest Released
The oculus quest was the first ever Standalone VR headset, that means you didn't need a computer to run it -
Oculus Quest 2 Released
In 2020 Oculus released the oculus quest 2 which is the best selling VR console of all time -
Apple Vision Pro released
In 2023 Apple released the apple vision pro, which was a VR headset, which could do whatever your mac or iPhone could do, the vision pro is focused on mixed reality rather than virtual reality, meaning it mixes the real world with vr